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Fred Bass, who passed away in 2018, and his daughter Nancy Bass Wyden sort used books at the Strand Bookstore on Feb. 21, 2007.

New York City And The Strand Bookstore Are Not On The Same Page

5:59pm June 15, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

Nancy Bass Wyden, the Strand's owner, is protesting New York City's decision to preserve the bookstore as a historic city landmark. She thinks the move will hurt, not help her business.

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Mindy Kaling, right, wrote the lead role in Late Night with Emma Thompson in mind. They filmed the movie in a "white heat of passion" in 25 days, Thompson says. They are pictured above in London in May 2019.

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Mindy Kaling And Emma Thompson Shatter The 'Late Night' Glass Ceiling

5:13pm June 15, 2019

by Michel Martin

Thompson plays a successful TV host who pulled the ladder up behind her in the movie Late Night. Kaling says a female late night host is "science fiction," but this was the role she wanted to write.

Franco Zeffirelli pictured above in New York in October 1974.

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Franco Zeffirelli, Creator Of Lavish Productions On Screen And Stage, Dies At 96

11:21am June 15, 2019

by Neda Ulaby

The Italian director staged sumptuously visualized operas, which often resembled Renaissance paintings brought to life. On film, he brought Shakespearean and biblical tales to the big screen.

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Audra McDonald And Michael Shannon On 'Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De Lune'

7:58am June 15, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon asks Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon about starring in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's 1987 play Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

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Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

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'Fleishman Is In Trouble': A Debut About Divorce, Dating And Disappearance

7:58am June 15, 2019

by Scott Simon

One day, Toby Fleishman's ex-wife drops off the kids and disappears. Author Taffy Brodesser-Akner says too many people are "locked into" marriage; her new novel explores wedlock, and what comes after.

Laura Linney (left) and Olympia Dukakis reprise their roles as Mary Ann Singleton and Anna Madrigal in the Netflix reboot of Tales of the City.

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Decades Later, 'Tales Of The City' Returns To A New San Francisco

7:58am June 15, 2019

by Scott Simon

A new Netflix series resurrects the house at Barbary Lane, with characters reprised by Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis. Showrunner Lauren Morelli says she aimed to expand the range of queer stories.

Tell Me How You Really Feel, by Aminah Mae Safi

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In 'Tell Me How You Really Feel,' A Touching, TV-Inspired Love Story

7:00am June 15, 2019

by Alethea Kontis

Aminah Mae Safi's new young adult novel is rooted in a famous plot arc from the television show Gilmore Girls — but you don't have to be a fan to enjoy this dense, fulfilling love story.

Archivists Say Voice Discovered In Mexico's National Library May Be Frida Kahlo's

5:58pm June 14, 2019

A recording of what is thought to be the voice of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has was made public this week. Archivists who are digitizing and preserving a collection discovered it.

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Tessa Thompson as M and Chris Hemsworth as H in the new Men in Black: International.

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Tessa Thompson, New 'Men In Black' Agent, Found Inspiration In The Originals

4:34pm June 14, 2019

by Audie Cornish

Thompson stars in the new Men in Black: International, and she says she might never have thought of movie stardom if she hadn't seen Will Smith on television and in the original Men in Black films.

Christian Siriano watches over the work of Hester Sunshine on Project Runway.

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'Project Runway' Proves Change Can Be Healthy

3:20pm June 14, 2019

by Linda Holmes

Fans were worried when longtime host Heidi Klum and mentor Tim Gunn left the franchise. But Project Runway thrived in its 17th season, particularly because of new mentor Christian Siriano.